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Count Joseph Borowlaski (1739–1834)

1798
Not on view
The subject is Count Joseph Borowlaski (1739–1834), the celebrated Polish dwarf resident in England from 1782. Though only 39 inches tall, he was perfectly proportioned.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Count Joseph Borowlaski (1739–1834)
  • Artist: Samuel Percy (Irish, 1750–1820, active England 1772)
  • Date: 1798
  • Culture: British, London
  • Medium: Colored wax and glass; frame: wood
  • Dimensions: Framed: 7 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (18.7 × 16.2 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
  • Credit Line: The Glenn Tilley Morse Collection, Bequest of Glenn Tilley Morse, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.187.30
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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